KFOR to run DT only test on Friday?

Posted By: Sooner Al on October 15, 2008

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October 15, 2008 at 5:28 am #4301
Sooner Al	From the FWIW department… While watching the local news at 5 PM on KFOR last evening Linda C, the anchor, stated that KFOR will do a short DT only test this coming Friday during the 12 PM, 5 PM and 6 PM news casts. I can’t find it on their web site anywhere though.
October 15, 2008 at 5:41 pm #4302
Dennis Whiteman	Ordinarily, I might elevate this to front page status, but after watching their announcement today, I think it’s too stupid to warrant further discussion. Basically, on Friday, they’re going to turn off their analog signal for a short time during the noon, 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts and, if you stop getting a picture, you’re supposed to call them to find out what to do (get a DTV tuner basically). What happens if they can’t get their tower rebooted and the analog signal is off for several days while they order parts? Sheesh… Dennis
October 16, 2008 at 5:24 am #4303
Sooner Al	LOL… That would just mean KFOR viewers get a jump on the digital switch date…:-)
October 17, 2008 at 8:11 am #4304
Mikey	The Oklahoman has a story on it today. http://www.newsok.com/kfor-4-to-test-digital-equipment-today/article/3312389?custom_click=headlines_widget
October 18, 2008 at 5:04 pm #4305
TVinsider	They didnt shut down the transmitter. They just pulled the video feed going to the microwave link to the analog transmitter. Audio was intact Its actually kind of interesting. Alot of the calls were from small cable company subscribers. seems alot of these mom and pop cable companies are still taking analog ota feed. Guess they need to get their converter boxes